She looks sad. She looks angry. She looks different from everyone else I knowโshe cannot put on that happy face others wear when they know they are being watched. She doesnโt put on a face for me, which makes me trust her somehow.
Matthew QuickYou can lose yourself in repetitionโquiet your thoughts; I learned the value of this at a very young age.
Matthew QuickIf clouds are blocking the sun, there will always be a silver lining that reminds me to keep on trying.
Matthew QuickI feel like Iโm brokenโlike I donโt fit together anymore. Like thereโs no more room for me in the world or something. Like Iโve overstayed my welcome here on Earth, and everyoneโs trying to give me hints about that constantly. Like I should just check out.
Matthew QuickAlso, I sort of let my appearance go, to the point where I was maybe ten to seventy pounds overweight.
Matthew QuickDid you ever think about all of the nights you lived through and can't remember The ones that were so mundane your brain just didn't bother to record them. Hundreds, maybe thousands of nights come and go without being preserved by our memory. Does that ever freak you out? Like maybe your mind recorded all of the wrong nights?
Matthew Quick